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Create partition, format partition, assign drive letterThe Create Partition Wizard creates a new partition in the most appropriate place of your hard disk, formats it to NTFS and then makes it available in the system by assigning a drive letter

Move, resize, delete partitionsThe move/resize partition function allows you to resize or change location of any partition without destroying its data. The delete partition wizard helps you accomplish the deletion of a partition.

Split partitions
Separate different types of data by splitting one partition into two different partitions of the same type and file system

Automatic partition alignment1Partition Alignment is the process of adjusting location of partitions on a hard drive according to its internal geometry. It may considerably increase performance on SSD, AFD and non-512B sector size disks

Convert Basic MBR to Basic GPT and vice versaEnjoy all benefits of the newest partitioning scheme with minimal effort

Boot ManagementEasily manage several operating systems on one computer (32-bit version only). The Boot Manager allows choosing what OS to boot during the computer startup

Boot Corrector3Fix most of the system boot problems that result from human or program error, or a boot virus activity

Virtual Disk Management

Read-only mode for virtual disksMount a virtual disk in read-only mode to make sure no data is altered on the virtual disk during operations

Resume operations on virtual volumes
Resume any operation with a virtual volume in case of disconnection or any other unexpected situation

Connect VDConnect a virtual disk as if it’s an ordinary physical disk and open up all physical-disk functionality in a virtual environment >> More on Connect VD. The non-destructive connection of a virtual disk allows complete safety and minimal downtime during complex re-partitioning operations since all changes are saved to a snapshot.

NewEmbedded Recovery Media Builder 3.02
Create a bootable recovery medium on an external device. An advanced mode enables to set up pre-configured network settings and to implement additional drivers during recovery media creation.

Bootable recovery environment, Linux/DOS based

Bootable recovery environment, WinPE based

Backup WizardBackup a partition or a hard drive to safeguard data before executing complex operations

Backup to VD Wizard (.pVHD)Backup separate partitions or entire hard disks to a pVHD (Paragon Virtual Hard Drive) format – a special VHD, optimized for storing backups of virtual and physical machines. pVHD allows obtaining backups that are up to four times smaller than original backup objects!

Restore WizardRestore the entire system, separate partitions, or complete hard disks from a previously created backup

Selective RestoreEasily extract files and folders from a backup image through the Restore Wizard without the need to restore an entire image

Paragon Power Shield™Technology to provide data consistency in case of a hardware malfunction, power outages or an operating system failure.

Paragon Hot Resize™Technology to enlarge NTFS partitions (system, locked) without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work

Test SurfaceTest Surface of existing partitions and free disk space helps to minimize the risk of data loss by automatically finding and hiding if necessary unstable and bad sectors in the file system metadata

Check File System IntegrityCheck File System Integrity enables to detect possible file system errors before performing any operation on a partition

Support for the latest HDD standardsEnjoy support for AFD (Advanced Format Drive), 2TB+ and non-512B sector size drives

The free update for supporting Windows 10 will be available after Microsoft's release exclusively from Paragon MyAccount. We will be informing our customers of availability on short notice via E-mail.

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Automatic partition alignment is always active during create/move operations, active during redistribute free space/resize operations only when the left partition boundary is affected, active during copy/restore operations with resize only.

Best tool for hard drive partitioning!
Partition Manager affords everything you may need for managing partitions; it’s suitable for both everyday and rare needs, for either inexperienced user or advanced professional.